8 HUGE WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House Predictions You Need To Know
7. Finn Bálor Vs. Damian Priest
...such as Damian Priest pointing his imaginary arrow at the big window and setting the frame ablaze, much as he'll hope to do on his first proper singles match stage.
2020 looked as though it was going to be Priest's year before the ongoing global circumstances ruined his TakeOver: Tampa North American title aspirations and a lack of crowds did much to accelerate the black-and-gold brand's downward spiral. His attack on Finn Bálor immediately restored his sense of direction.
In NXT, you don't come at the king, but 'The Prince', and Priest didn't miss. Assaulting him backstage then revealing himself as the mystery attacker in causing Bálor to lose to Cameron Grimes, 'The Archer Of Infamy' has pointed an arrow squarely at the man who came back to NXT with nothing but disgust for his ilk. There's no obvious babyface here, which is a testament to Priest's work as a heel thus far - the former WWE Universal Champion is a defacto babyface who'll have no problem cruelly caving his opponent's chest in just for the sake of putting him back in his place.
On television, results haven't mattered enough lately, but TakeOver has a prestige to protect. It'll be Finn's night at the final bell, but hopefully Priest can reclaim much of what he's had taken this year on the losing end.
Winner - Finn Bálor